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First Image from New Pixar Short ‘The Blue Umbrella’

One of the best things about a new Pixar film being released is that they are always accompanied by a new Pixar short! As a lover of short films and a lover of animation, there is nothing better. Here is the first still from The Blue Umbrella the new Pixar short: From the film’s publicist: …

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Extended Thoughts on ‘Monsters, Inc.’

Monsters, Inc. Directed by Pete Docter Written by Andrew Stanton and Daniel Gerson Starring Billy Crystal, John Goodman, James Coburn, Steve Buscemi Here’s a question that has nagged at me for the last few years: what, really, is the difference between a film made by Pixar Animation Studios and a film made by DreamWorks Animation? …

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‘Brave’ and ‘Pixar Short Films Collection, Volume 2’ Blu-rays offer insightful special features

There’s no better proof of Disney’s unparalleled dedication to giving you your money’s worth with their home media than two new releases, Brave and the Pixar Short Films Collection, Volume 2 (though more the former than the latter). Both Blu-rays come out today, and if you’re a Pixar completist, you’ll want to either get them …

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Mousterpiece Cinema, Episode 63: ‘Finding Nemo’

On this week’s episode of Mousterpiece Cinema, hell has frozen over. To quote the great Bill Murray, cats and dogs living together–mass hysteria! Yes, it’s true: Josh liked a movie more than Mike. And that movie is this week’s focus: the Pixar film Finding Nemo, which has been re-released in theaters thanks to a 3D …

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‘La Luna’ is the Perfect Companion Film to ‘Brave’

La Luna Written and Directed by Enrico Casarosa USA, 2011, imdb Listen to our Mousterpiece Cinema Brave (and La Luna) podcast or read Josh‘s review of Brave. ***** The Oscar nominated short La Luna has already made the festival circuit, but being featured in front of Brave gives this Pixar short an audience several magnitudes larger than it (or most short films) had before. It …

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‘Brave’ engaging and assured, even if it falls short of Pixar’s greats

Brave Directed by Mark Andrews and Brenda Chapman, and co-directed by Steve Purcell Written by Mark Andrews, Steve Purcell, Brenda Chapman, and Irene Mecchi USA, 2012 At some point, the films from Pixar Animation Studios became so consistently powerful, so exceptional, that almost everyone in the world decided that making pieces of pure entertainment wasn’t …

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Disney And Disney•Pixar Favourites Poised To Return To Theatres In 3D

  For more than 85 years, The Walt Disney Studios has been the foundation on which The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) was built. Today, the Studio brings quality movies, music and stage plays to consumers throughout the world. Feature films are released under four banners: Walt Disney Pictures, which includes Walt Disney Animation Studios …

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Toy Story 3

“Toy Story 3 dabbles in a winning mixture of nostalgia and hard-won optimism.” Toy Story 3 Directed by Lee Unkrich – Judging by the recent slate of sequels, summer movie franchises long ago devolved into simple arithmetic, a predictable sequence of 2’s and 3’s and Forever Afters, but without a complementary increase in quality. Rare …

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